 I have observed among all nations, that the women ornament themselves more than the men ; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest.  Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Síða 74 breytti - 1801Heildartexta - Um bókina
 | John Hayward - 1839 - 540 síður
...always remarked," says le, " that women in all countries are civil and obliging, tender and lumane : that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate, like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, nor arrogant,... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1841 - 512 síður
...corn." This agrees with the testimony of the traveller Ledyard, who expressly says : " I have always remarked that women, in all countries, are civil and obliging, tender and humane. — To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and... | |
 | 1842 - 242 síður
...geographical missionaries employed by the African Association. " I have always remarked," says he, " that women in all countries are civil and obliging,...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate, like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, nor arrogant,... | |
 | Fitch Waterman Taylor - 1842 - 668 síður
...than the men ; that wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings ; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like men, to perform a hospitable or generous action ; not haughty, nor... | |
 | 1842 - 352 síður
...than the men; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings ; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like man, to perform a hospitable or generous action ; not haughty, nor... | |
 | Fitch Waterman Taylor - 1843 - 676 síður
...than the men ; that wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings ; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like men, to perform a hospitable or generous action ; not haughty, nor... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Royal Robbins - 1845 - 342 síður
...by uninspired man, and is the result of wide observation and experience. He says — I have always remarked that women in all countries are civil and...ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest ; and that they do not hesitate like men, to perform a generous action. Not haughty, not arrogant,... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1845 - 488 síður
...corn." This agrees with the testimony of the traveller Ledyard, who expressly says : " I have always remarked that women, in all countries, are civil and obliging, tender and humane. — To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and... | |
 | 564 síður
...than the men : that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like man, to perform an hospitable or generous action ; not naughty,... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1847 - 446 síður
...than the men ; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like man, to perform a hospitable or generous action ; not haughty, nor... | |
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